Online murder mystery games

How an online murder mystery works on EveryClue

Every day there is a new case with five suspects and one culprit. Each suspect is matched to one item from every category, such as a room, a weapon, or a profession, and every clue you are given is true. Your job is to rule out the matches the clues make impossible until only one story fits, then accuse the culprit. Nothing is random and nothing is hidden behind a dice roll: if your grid agrees with every clue, your accusation is right.

1. 1. Read the five suspects and the clue stack

   Start with the direct clues, the ones that tie a single suspect to a single fact. They give you safe first marks on the grid.

2. 2. Eliminate by the one-per-category rule

   Once a room or weapon belongs to one suspect, nobody else can have it. Most of the case is solved by following that rule through the indirect clues.

3. 3. Accuse when the whole case fits

   If you get stuck, lift a lantern. While today's case is ranked, only a few lanterns are available, and lighting the last one takes your run off the daily board. Once ranking closes, the regular hints return, each a little stronger, with revealing the answer as the last resort.

Every case ships with a verified solution, so you never need to guess. If two suspects still look possible, there is a clue you have not fully used yet: go back through the stack and test each one against the grid. That habit of testing every clue against every suspect is what all murder mystery games train, whether they come in a box, a book, or a browser tab.

Free daily case vs. party murder mystery kits

"Murder mystery game" covers two very different things. A party kit is a script for a group: guests take character roles, read lines over dinner, and reveal the killer at the end of the evening. It needs a host, a date, and enough players to fill the cast, and a group can usually play each kit only once.

An online murder mystery like EveryClue is the opposite trade. It is a short logic puzzle you can open in a browser tab, with no download, no account, and no one to schedule. A case takes a few minutes, and there is a new one every day in eight languages. If you are planning a party, buy a kit; if you want a mystery to solve today, on your own or alongside friends, start with the daily case.

Play solo or share with friends

The daily case is built for one person, but it works well as a shared ritual. Everyone gets the same case on the same day, so friends, families, and group chats can solve it separately and compare afterwards.

When you finish, share the emoji result grid. It shows how you did and how many lanterns you used without giving away the culprit, so nobody's case gets spoiled. Missed a day? The case archive lets you replay recent cases, and the leaderboard is there if you want to race other players: guests and signed-in players rank on the same daily board.

Formats: grid, scene, and Mystery Sudoku

EveryClue has more than one way to solve a murder, so you can pick the kind of reasoning you enjoy:

• Whodunit grid: the daily five-suspect case described above, usually a few minutes from first clue to accusation.
• Lateral mystery: a strange situation with a hidden explanation. Ask the host yes-or-no questions until the story makes sense.
• Crime Scene: place each suspect on a floor plan, one per row and column, then find who was alone with the victim. 100 free levels on boards from 6×6 to 9×9.
• Mystery Sudoku: 100 free murder-mystery logic grids from 6×6 up to 16×16 for players who want a longer board.

New to logic grids? Read how to play a whodunit grid, or browse more whodunit puzzles and 5-minute mysteries.